Hi Neil, just discovered your channel and looking forward to watching your older vids Found a few new UK channels recently Its great to see all the knowledge and experience that ordinrary guys have built up over the years being shared

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi Seamus, great to meet you ! A lot of us share experience from our working lives and most of us have to work around problems because we don't have either the machinery or equipment do do the job in a conventional method. Either way, by sharing ideas we all learn and create new solutions to existing problems. Out if the box thinking is great!! Cheers Neil

really nice project...Joe pie is also 1 of my all time favorites

Hi Neil, soon be sharpening end mills now. looking good, shame about the mill, good luck with it. keep em coming.!! take care Kev

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Just a glitch mate, soon be chomping metal again 😁

I like your camera tricks shown in the bracket make. Good video.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce. Just a bit of light hearted fun. Life is too serious sometimes 😁

Hello Neil, Sorry to hear "Rex" is in the sick bay... Hopefully it will be back up and running soon... Cheers. Paul,,

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Oh Paul.. Rex will be up and running really soon. Trust me 👍👍👍👍

And one step closer to sharpening end mills. But, in the meanwhile, you have nothing to make them dull...

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

I've solved that problem Michel ! I'm sat in the sun rubbing end mills on a house brick 😳😳

Neil, your mill has a completely different control system to the one I removed from mine. Warco must have updated it. If you are in a hurry, the company that we discussed for VFD packages probably won't be able to meet your deadline. It took three months for mine to arrive. Great work on the cutter grinder, I wonder if your Colchester could be reground to restore accuracy? It's a lovely old machine. Best wishes, Dean.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Yes mine has stop/start and direction change. I did look to warco for a switch and noticed they are not compatible. The colchester is 80 this year and theres 0.6mm of lift or play in the headstock bearing which is the biggest problem and parts are not available. As long as I'm careful it will do most things except parting off. The old girl doesn't like that at all 😁😁

JIggy-jiggy vs whirl-whiry! Sorry about the contactor. I had the switch on my woodworking tablesaw fail due to sawdust ingress and it failed constantly on--that was a bit scary. I used modeling clay to seal up the switch enclosure and it has been better.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Now then ! That is true innovation!!! Like the way you think. Was considering duct tape but modelling clay is so much more fun. Great suggestion, love it 😊 Cheers Neil 👍

@Nell's Mechanical Man Cave Hi Neil, thank you for sharing this idea with us! It looks like a well crafted and ingenious solution to making a simple DIY end mill sharpener. I'll probably end up making one of these before long for my own projects! Also, your subtle humor and jokes are truly on point, and the visual gag of picking up each piece as you mentioned it was hilarious! Did you learn that metal cutting technique from This Old Tony? I'm sure it took many years of careful study from a true master of the machining arts to perfect such a skill! 🤣 Anyway, thank you again for sharing, and your videos keep inspiring my inner desire to make things, and bring me great joy seeing your work. Your contributions are wonderful, and you do great work, so don't be too hard on yourself. 😉👍

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher!!!! The sharpener isnt my idea, but I love its simplicity and added my modifications too it. My humour 😊, I've struggled to be serious about anything in my entire life. If you can't laugh or smile I don't think you are living, you are just existing. The cutting gag was an error. I'm no way close to Tony, he is amazing. I simply forgot to video the marked out plate before cutting it, but it turned out good and I thought it was funny, so it got edited in. I'm not a machinist Christopher. I just have enough common sense to work out how to use these machines. This is why I don't show machining. I'm a trouble shooter, or was one in heavy industry. I think out of the box. I love finding solutions to problems and simplifying daily tasks to make life easier. Some say I'm clever,,,, I say I come up with ideas to make life easier because im naturally lazy🤣🤣🤣 Have a great weekend, so glad you came by, viewed and commented. Take care, Neil 👍

Hi mate just discovered your channel nice to hear a familiar accent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿look forward to seeing more from you

@NellsMechanicalManCave

6 ай бұрын

Hi Scotydog. Us taffy's are a rare breed on here. Been trying to get a 57 year old project (me) operational for the last months. I hope that all the failing bits will be sorted soon and I can get back in the shed and share some ideas. Cheers Neil 😊

@scotydog7868

6 ай бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave i hope so to mate 🙏🏻🙏🏻 wishing you good health for 2024

LOL Buddy you and I would get along fine in a shop. The opposition team (parts and machines) need to be oft negotiated with using language reserved for scholars of getting things done. No room for committee consensus or public survey. My tools can smell the scrap yard on me. Thus they know I have the ultimate solution near at hand - if they should opt for unruly shenanigans LOL. Like what you thinking on the table. Add in your 3D printing skills and print some guide plates to get some options. Happy to model something if you can't get there with your drawing program. Dang bad luck on the mill. My simple understanding is that contactors are like a fancy multipoint relay right? Just for my education. I bypassed all of that on my Harrison and my horizontal Rockwell Mill. The Rockwell has an easy 30lbs of antique control box hanging on for mass if nothing else. Hang in there. All the best Dan

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Twins matey. I bet you threaten your machines too before switching them on! That's scary!!!!!

@houseofbrokendobbsthings5537

2 жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave LOL just so everybody in the shop is on the same page before we begin. Setting expectations is important I have heard.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

@@houseofbrokendobbsthings5537 🤣🤣🤣🤣

the video you share is so good

Joe is a top chap. Very useful. On the issue of the lathe, what is up with it? Have you adjusted all the gibs? On the issue of a contactor, what exactly is that one for? Is it the main power?

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

The Lathe is 80 years old Ben. It has plain bearings on the Spindle which has 0.6mm of lift on them. Basically, it's had a hard life and you can't work it to its potential. That's why I can't part off because of chatter. Gibbs are OK but I can't tighten them too much due to wear, things lock up. The contactor,,,, is the main on off and also acts as a switch over relay for direction.

@BensWorkshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave You can buy a whole cantactor in a box surely though?

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

@@BensWorkshop I could Ben, but the switch and contractor configuration isnt shown on the drawing and,,,,, all the wiring is black. TBH, it's easier to replace like for like or go VFR. A £30 fix for now then VFD for Christmas 😊

@BensWorkshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave Fair enough.

Are you in the Pontypridd area ?

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Toby. Quite close actually. I'm in Newport. Just down the tump and left a bit 😊😊

Hi, what grit wheel are you using ?, thx

@NellsMechanicalManCave

5 ай бұрын

Hi, Think I went for a 300 grit. I did a Google search and read a thread in practical machinist that said over 150 and below 500. Over 500 requires water cooling and 1200 gives a mirror finish. Cheers Neil

Hi Neil. Your machining looks perfectly good to me! I'll email you my phone number and you can phone or WhatsApp me for any assistance you need with the mill contactor (I'm an electronics engineer).

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

Oh,,,,, I thought you were a bricklayer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Only joking Olly !! I knew what you were in the first minute of the first video I watched of you. I ran the maintenance in a multimillion pound facility but I'm mechanically oriented and I'd come up with an idea for a machine designed and throw the concept to the electrical guru (John) who would call me a tosser because it involved a PLC and it then took over his life until complete. I had to make large amounts of tea for him though as he said it helped him think 😊 I'll WhatsApp you back or text as I'm thinking of going VFR after I got let down by that company. Last one I programmed was in 2001 and it was a Siemens 250kw,,,, things have changed 😳

@ollysworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave I have a spare 1kw motor and VFD if you're interested. On a completely unrelated note, I'm currently waiting for my 666th subscriber! 😬

@NellsMechanicalManCave

2 жыл бұрын

666! Is that worse than your 13th ? Better the devil you know mate 😇😇😇 1.1kw is the minimum on the mill but thanks for the offer. 1.5kw motor with 2.2kw VFD is what I'm thinking at the moment. That way I'm a good bit over 1:1 on the more fragile bit. I'll get the mill back running with the standard contactor then consult my personal electrical engineer 😘😘 with options. It's great having mates who can guide mechanical loons like me in the right direction. Saves the NHS shit loads on burns dressings ! Cheers Neil 😁😁😁